This day in 1954, Alan Turing took his life by his own hand, driven to death by societyโs inability to accept a different form of sexuality.๏ฟผ
He invented the modern computer.
Whatever device you are reading this on, came from his genius.
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#PrideMonth
Alan Turing was born on this day in 1912. His innovations during WW2 saved up to 14 million lives. His country repaid him with forced chemical castration simply because he was gay. Alan then took his own life
His story is a tragic reminder that law is not morality. #PrideMonth